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Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. In addition, in many tissues they serve as a sort of internal repair system, dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person or animal is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.

Defect in DNA repair machinery causes underdevelopment of neural network

DNA is the computer code that programs every event in the body. Despite the importance of DNA fidelity, as the body develops, cells grow and replicate, DNA is constantly turned over. This repeated process can compromise the DNA, which is why the body has many DNA repair machineries.

30 Aug 2017

Human ancestors responsible for transmitting ancient strains of herpesvirus, study finds

An international study of integrated HHV-6 has discovered that a small number of human ancestors, one from about 24,000 years ago, have been responsible for transmitting ancient strains of the virus to individuals today - affecting about a million people in the UK alone.

30 Aug 2017

Scientists identify novel role for retrotransposons in shaping embryonic chromatin landscape

Retrotransposons are repetitive elements that form almost half of the mammalian genome. Even though they are so common, they have previously been considered to be fairly insignificant.

30 Aug 2017

Extensive analysis reveals immune system dynamics after stem cell transplantation in leukemia patients

By combining new system-biological analyses and advanced data analysis, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to monitor the maturation process of the immune system of leukemia patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation.

29 Aug 2017

Researchers reveal reason for reduced release of satiety hormones in obese people

Individuals with severe overweight have an inhibited sense of satiation - they release fewer satiety hormones than people of normal weight.

29 Aug 2017

'Brain Glue' could one day serve as treatment for TBIs

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed Brain Glue, a substance that could one day serve as a treatment for traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs.

29 Aug 2017

Targeting bone marrow protein could be effective way to improve stem cell transplants

Bone marrow contains hematopoetic stem cells, the precursors to every blood cell type. These cells spring into action following bone marrow transplants, bone marrow injury and during systemic infection, creating new blood cells, including immune cells, in a process known as hematopoiesis.

28 Aug 2017

Research findings potentially open door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease

Cells within an injured mouse eye can be coaxed into regenerating neurons and those new neurons appear to integrate themselves into the eye's circuitry, new research shows. The findings potentially open the door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease.

28 Aug 2017

FDA issues warning letter to US Stem Cell Clinic for significant deviations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted a warning letter issued to US Stem Cell Clinic of Sunrise, Florida, and its Chief Scientific Officer Kristin Comella for marketing stem cell products without FDA approval and for significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements, including some that could impact the sterility of their products, putting patients at risk.

28 Aug 2017

Biomedical engineering researchers aim to attack two banes of cardiovascular disease

Biomedical engineering researchers will attack two banes of cardiovascular disease - heart failure after heart attacks and the scourge of resistant high blood pressure - with $4.8 million in National Institutes of Health grants that begin this fall.

26 Aug 2017

UC San Diego researchers receive $18.2 million grant for B cell cancer clinical trial

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine today unanimously approved an $18.29 million grant to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to fund a phase Ib/IIa clinical trial of a novel combination drug therapy for B-cell cancers.

26 Aug 2017

New research program receives DKK 100 million in funding from Novo Nordisk Foundation

The newly established research program, 'Program for Translational Hematology', has just received DKK 100 million in funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

From Novo Nordisk 24 Aug 2017

First FDA-approved stem cell trial for shoulder injuries reaches full enrollment

The trial is the first in the United States to offer an FDA-approved adipose-derived stem cell trial for shoulder injuries.

24 Aug 2017

Scientists develop new system to identify and characterize regulatory DNA sequences

Scientists from the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern have developed an innovative system to identify and characterize the molecular components that control the activities of regulatory DNA sequences in the human genome.

24 Aug 2017

Study may lead to new therapy options for treatment resistant, relapsed endometrial cancer

A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key pathway that leads to recurrence and treatment resistance in endometrial cancer, providing the potential for much needed new therapies for women with limited options.

24 Aug 2017

Bacterial infections may trigger dysregulation of blood formation

It has been thought that only immune cells would act as the line of defense during bacterial infection. However, recent research has revealed that hematopoietic stem cells, cells that create all other blood cells throughout an individual's lifetime, are also able to respond to the infection.

24 Aug 2017

London Freemasons award grant to medical charity to support scientists looking to cure brain tumors

Pioneering charity Brain Tumour Research has been awarded a £150,000 grant over three years by London Freemasons.

24 Aug 2017

Scientists uncover stem cell response to prolonged irradiation

Researchers from several Russian institutes, including MIPT, have found out how prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation affects human stem cells.

24 Aug 2017

Researchers compare effectiveness of natural and synthetic materials for dental pulp tissue engineering

To regenerate dental pulp tissue after emptying of a tooth's root canals researchers compared the effectiveness of 3D scaffolds made of natural or customized synthetic materials containing pulpal stem cells and dentin-derived growth factors.

23 Aug 2017

USC scientist finds new approach to prevent HIV infection

Medical treatment that targets human proteins rather than ever-mutating viruses may one day help HIV-positive people whose bodies have built a resistance to "cocktails" currently used to keep them healthy, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher.

23 Aug 2017

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Defect in DNA repair machinery causes underdevelopment of neural network

Human ancestors responsible for transmitting ancient strains of herpesvirus, study finds

Scientists identify novel role for retrotransposons in shaping embryonic chromatin landscape

Extensive analysis reveals immune system dynamics after stem cell transplantation in leukemia patients

Researchers reveal reason for reduced release of satiety hormones in obese people

'Brain Glue' could one day serve as treatment for TBIs

Targeting bone marrow protein could be effective way to improve stem cell transplants

Research findings potentially open door to new treatments for eye trauma and retinal disease

FDA issues warning letter to US Stem Cell Clinic for significant deviations

Biomedical engineering researchers aim to attack two banes of cardiovascular disease

UC San Diego researchers receive $18.2 million grant for B cell cancer clinical trial

New research program receives DKK 100 million in funding from Novo Nordisk Foundation

First FDA-approved stem cell trial for shoulder injuries reaches full enrollment

Scientists develop new system to identify and characterize regulatory DNA sequences

Study may lead to new therapy options for treatment resistant, relapsed endometrial cancer

Bacterial infections may trigger dysregulation of blood formation

London Freemasons award grant to medical charity to support scientists looking to cure brain tumors

Scientists uncover stem cell response to prolonged irradiation

Researchers compare effectiveness of natural and synthetic materials for dental pulp tissue engineering

USC scientist finds new approach to prevent HIV infection

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